Soothe Winter's Assault on Your Skin

There are two things keeping my skin tropical-soft this winter. 

First, a product I came across this Fall at the Mill City Farmers Market -- Olsen Naturals Organic Healing Body Butter.  It's especially great for the heels and soles, as well as extra protection for the hands.

Below, Denise Olsen describes the product line.  In addition to Body Butter, there's also lip balm, bath products, body spray, soap and more. 

If you can't make it to Local D'Lish during the winter Mill City Farmers Market dates, you can order Olsen Naturals online.

The second thing that's made a huge difference for my skin is the morning smoothie concoction created by Andrea Austin, personal trainer and RealRyder spin class instructor at 501SP1N.  I don't know if it's the sum of all the parts, or if it's specifically the ground flax seed, but my skin has been silky soft since early November when these smoothies became a part of my daily diet.  They consist of 3/4 cup each of ice, OJ and berries, plus a small banana, 1 heaping Tablespoon each of wheat germ and ground flax seeds, 2 Tablespoons of yogurt and a scoop of protein powder.  (That's a huge smoothie, but it's meant to be the largest meal of the day, early in the day.)